The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 11, 1969
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
1:44 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 572
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 | 297.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 228.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.30° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.83° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.