The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2137
Last Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
11:45 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2650
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -26.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.66° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.08° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.