The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2081
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1958
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 25.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.40° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.08° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.