The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2146
Waxing Crescent
2.3% 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
7:59 AM
9:44 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2762
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 11.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.92° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.74° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.