The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 11, 1929
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
9:33 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 78
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.01° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.85° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.