The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 1937
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
9:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 177
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury 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 | 21.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 124.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.42° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.30° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| 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.