The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2108
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
9:27 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2292
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.31° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.16° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.