The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2164
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
10:57 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2984
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 255.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.57° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.27° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.