The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2018
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
4:40 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1178
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 198.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -9.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.06° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.39° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.