The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2131
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 PM
7:21 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2576
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 321.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 31m / -4.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.49° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.