The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
5:37 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 138.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 16.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 10.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.86° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.55° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.