The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2165
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
10:12 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2997
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 | 22.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 111.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.43° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.91° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.