The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2142
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
8:00 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2712
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 | 207.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 280.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.08° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.44° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.