The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 11, 2000
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
2:45 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 956
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 | 91.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 56.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 20.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.42° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.56° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| 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.