The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2100
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
11:30 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2193
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 23.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.36° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.49° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.