The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2078
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
8:44 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1921
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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 8.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.87° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.25° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| 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.