The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 11, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
93.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
5:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.3%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 795
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 | 150.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 5.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 5.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.30° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.50° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.