The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 11, 1947
Waning Gibbous
67.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
9:37 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.6%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 300
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 249.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 255.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -25.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.42° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.92° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.