The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 11, 2021
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
7:48 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1215
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 2.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.14° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.32° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 23.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.