The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2170
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
4:39 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 318.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 195.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -11.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.86° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.22° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.