The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2019
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
2:35 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1191
Events on this date
-
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 | 88.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 57.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.80° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.76° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| 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.