The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2180
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
8:26 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3182
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 | 213.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 276.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -19.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.67° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.05° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.