The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 1924
First Quarter
52.5% 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
11:52 AM
1:40 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 16
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 | 92.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.24° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.85° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.