The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2154
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
8:11 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2860
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 88% of the Sun is covered at 6:25 PM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 143.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 7.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.60° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.57° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.