The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 1918
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
10:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -58
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 107.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.65° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.60° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.