The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 11, 1979
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
5:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 696
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 | 170.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 359.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / -2.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.45° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.