The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 11, 2004
Last Quarter
55.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
11:37 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1005
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 11m / -27.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.68° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.83° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.