The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 11, 1972
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
4:49 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 609
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 | 329.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 211.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / 0.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.62° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.94° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.