The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2045
Waning Crescent
20.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
3:41 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.5%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1512
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -11.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.44° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.54° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.