The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2118
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
11:48 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2415
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.11° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.51° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.27° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.