The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
6:06 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2910
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 | 168.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 340.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 33m / -8.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.89° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.70° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.