The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2198
Waxing Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
1:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3405
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 | 66.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.03° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.75° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.