The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2171
Waxing Crescent
41.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
2:23 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 79.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 59.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.16° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.91° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.