The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2073
Waxing Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
12:01 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1859
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.12° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.42° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.