The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 11, 2019
Waxing Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
1:37 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1191
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 66.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 21.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.05° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.96° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.