The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2057
First Quarter
54.6% 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
12:52 PM
3:14 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1661
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 51.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.35° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.15° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.