The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2161
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 PM
8:20 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2947
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.8° / 276.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.35° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.24° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.