The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 1989
First Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
2:52 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 820
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 | 86.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 55.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 25.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.18° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.23° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.79° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| 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.