The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2143
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
5:54 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2724
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 | 330.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 189.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / 1.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.06° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.07° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.