The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2122
Waxing Crescent
38.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
1:52 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.5%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2465
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.08° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.77° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.