The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2172
Waning Gibbous
82.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3083
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 | 230.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 258.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -25.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.65° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.65° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.