The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2028
Waning Gibbous
86.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.7%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 264.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.08° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.18° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.