The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 1905
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
1:15 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -219
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 70.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.72° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.66° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.