The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
62.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
3:54 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.6%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1896
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 45.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.09° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / -3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.36° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.