The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2194
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
11:10 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3355
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -26.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.23° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.31° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.