The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2008
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
2:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1055
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° 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.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 55.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 24.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.78° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.00° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.