The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2173
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
8:44 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3096
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 11.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.33° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.40° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.