The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2152
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
3:02 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2836
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° 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 | 89.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 53.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 25.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.70° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.53° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| 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.