The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
5:17 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2304
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 17.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 5.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.37° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.49° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.