The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 11, 1956
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
8:07 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 412
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 14.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.40° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.72° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.