The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
4:58 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2638
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 125.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 29.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.37° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.29° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.