The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 11, 2056
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
5:04 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1648
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 191.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -9.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.92° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.79° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.