The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 11, 2028
Waning Gibbous
93.2% 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
11:20 PM
7:54 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 275.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.31° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.02° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.