The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 12, 2038
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
2:43 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1426
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 0.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° 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 | 88.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 56.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.83° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.17° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.95° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| 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.