The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2156
Waning Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
11:31 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2885
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -26.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.09° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.90° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.