The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2002
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
8:06 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 980
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 | 358.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 143.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 4.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.03° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.26° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 354.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.