The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 11, 2080
Waning Gibbous
56.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
11:34 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1945
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -27.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.95° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.84° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.