The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2051
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
10:21 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1587
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.02° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.38° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.