The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2007
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
2:29 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1042
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.17° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.84° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.92° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.