The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2176
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3133
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 | 41.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 25.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.42° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.46° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.