The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2181
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
7:06 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3194
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 5.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.84° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.71° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.