The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 11, 2052
Waxing Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
5:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1599
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.0° / 3.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 0.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.37° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.74° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.