The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 11, 1927
Waxing Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
3:48 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 53
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 45.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.35° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.22° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.