The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2105
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
6:02 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2254
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 188.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 2.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.90° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.66° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.