The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2021
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
8:48 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1216
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 131.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 7.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.14° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.45° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.