The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2099
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
12:25 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2180
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 231.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 54m / -25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.53° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.66° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.