The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2075
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
5:26 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1883
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -7.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.38° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.61° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.