The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 11, 1998
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
7:06 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 931
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 325.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -4.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.67° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.