The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 4, 2011
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
9:22 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1092
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 14.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.13° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.79° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.