The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2157
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2898
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 | 41.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.83° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.26° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.