The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
88.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 PM
5:22 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.5%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2774
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 | 140.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 17.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 7.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.78° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.05° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.