The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 11, 2005
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
11:35 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1018
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 | 34.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.33° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.31° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.