The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2197
Waning Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
3:54 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3392
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 | 307.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 214.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -7.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.45° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.37° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.