The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 11, 1997
Waxing Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 54.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 17.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.50° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.09° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.64° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.