The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2116
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
7:52 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2390
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 149.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 5.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.42° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.15° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.