The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 11, 1981
First Quarter
52.7% 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
11:47 AM
1:47 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 721
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 | 92.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 20.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.71° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.86° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.85° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.