The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 12, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
6:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3244
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 | 155.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 358.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / 3.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.40° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.49° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.6° |
| 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.