The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, April 11, 2059

Waning Crescent

0.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
51°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.9%
Age
28.7 days
Distance
362,600 km
Apparent size
32.9′
Constellation
Cetus
Lunation number
1685

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 Sun349.96°
Phase angle169.29°
Illuminated fraction0.87%
Altitude / azimuth48.2° / 156.3°
Right ascension / declination0h 49m / 1.26°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude11.75° / -3.68°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.25° / 5.44°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-167.72° / -0.88°
Position angle of the axis338.1°
Position angle of the bright limb44.0°
Apparent magnitude-5.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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