The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2091
Waning Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
2:30 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2081
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 | 291.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 224.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -14.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.96° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.29° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.