The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2183
Waning Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3219
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 | 232.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 264.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.43° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.91° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.