The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
77.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
4:57 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 123.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 30.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.65° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.09° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.