The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, April 11, 2088

Waning Gibbous

73.2% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
30°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
73.2%
Age
19.7 days
Distance
404,800 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
2044

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

Exact values

For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun242.37°
Phase angle62.31°
Illuminated fraction73.24%
Altitude / azimuth-14.9° / 256.7°
Right ascension / declination17h 39m / -19.39°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude265.12° / 3.95°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.73° / -4.54°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-64.22° / 0.38°
Position angle of the axis3.4°
Position angle of the bright limb90.5°
Apparent magnitude-10.9

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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