The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2121
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
2:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2452
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 | 295.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 221.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -13.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.18° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.35° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.