The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2148
Waning Crescent
43.2% 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
3:07 AM
1:16 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2786
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 | 277.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 232.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.16° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.43° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.52° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.