The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 11, 2002
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
7:07 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 980
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 | 347.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 159.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / -0.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.08° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.51° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.