The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
5:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2675
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 | 160.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 354.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / -4.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.79° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.49° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.