The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2199
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
7:39 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3417
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 292.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.34° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.69° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.