The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2013
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
10:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1117
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 17.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.82° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.13° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.78° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.