The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
75.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
4:04 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.8%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2032
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 | 121.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 40.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.03° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.14° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.