The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2195
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
11:05 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3368
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 22.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.02° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.86° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.