The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 11, 1962
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
1:28 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 486
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 68.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 19.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.98° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.65° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.