The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
6:01 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2440
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 | 164.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 346.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -6.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.55° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.10° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.