The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, April 11, 1922

Full Moon Pink Moon

100.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
–
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
100.0%
Age
14.2 days
Distance
361,900 km
Apparent size
33.0′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
-9

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

  2. Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:39 PM, is deepest at 3:31 PM and ends at 5:23 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.

  3. Full Moon Pink Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun177.85°
Phase angle2.34°
Illuminated fraction99.96%
Altitude / azimuth-56.4° / 348.1°
Right ascension / declination13h 11m / -6.53°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude198.87° / 0.93°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.61° / -0.69°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude4.63° / -0.36°
Position angle of the axis23.8°
Position angle of the bright limb303.2°
Apparent magnitude-12.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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