The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 11, 1974
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
9:56 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 634
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 | 237.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -23.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.93° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.60° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.