The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 11, 1959
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
10:27 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 449
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.80° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.77° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.