The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2159
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
2:17 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2922
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 | 289.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 226.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -14.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.93° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.75° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.