The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 11, 1900
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
4:05 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -281
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 38.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 1.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.61° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.24° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.