The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 11, 2076
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
3:12 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1896
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 52.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.27° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.55° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.