The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2086
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
7:17 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2019
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 165.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 7.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.56° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.08° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.