The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 11, 1901
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
11:14 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -269
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 252.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.69° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.58° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.15° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| 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.