The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2187
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3269
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 | 44.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.04° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.21° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.