The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2082
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
6:24 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1970
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.0° / 329.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -10.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.38° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.