The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2162
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
6:35 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2959
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 | 338.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 176.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / 3.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.49° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.89° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.