The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
74.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
4:45 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.9%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2873
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 | 119.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 33.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 17.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.35° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.65° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.