The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
3:40 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1178
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 | 306.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 209.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -13.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.64° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.18° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.