The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2096
Waning Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
9:34 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2143
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 | 233.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 258.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.02° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.81° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.