The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 1943
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
2:36 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 251
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.29° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.74° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| 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.