The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2104
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 PM
7:41 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2242
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 | 203.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.3° / 284.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -19.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.00° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.04° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.