The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2097
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
7:12 AM
8:44 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2156
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 | 3.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 9.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.20° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.44° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.