The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 11, 2011
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
2:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1092
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.
-
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 57.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.45° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.33° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| 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.