The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 11, 2026
Waning Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
1:48 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1277
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 | 286.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 223.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -20.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.27° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.53° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.