The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 11, 2102
Waning Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
1:47 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2217
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 226.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.44° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.34° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.