The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 1907
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
7:05 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -195
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 164.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.59° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.43° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 349.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.