The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 2133
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
3:10 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2601
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 Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 52.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.93° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.34° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.