The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 11, 1985
Last Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
10:38 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 770
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 245.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 11m / -26.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.80° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.54° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.