The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
64.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
3:18 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.3%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2737
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 | 106.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 50.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.76° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.90° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.