The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2040
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
9:28 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1451
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 11.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.39° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.64° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.