The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 11, 1951
Waxing Crescent
24.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.5%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 350
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.08° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.06° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.09° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.