The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2160
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
1:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2935
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 | 73.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.14° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.17° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.