The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2179
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
12:40 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3170
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.04° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.55° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.