The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 PM
5:03 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3108
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 27.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 12.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.81° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.86° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.