The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2059
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:19 AM
8:41 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1686
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 42m / 7.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.48° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.95° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| 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.