The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 1923
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
3:57 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 2.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 215.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -6.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.10° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.07° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.