The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2149
Waxing Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
12:18 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2799
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.20° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.61° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.