The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2186
Waning Crescent
43.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
1:11 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3256
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -19.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.76° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.92° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.