The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2178
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
3:08 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3157
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 | 298.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -10.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.50° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.56° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.