The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
7:28 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1166
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.8° / 314.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 45m / -6.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.59° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.65° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.