The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 11, 2105
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
4:51 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2254
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.52° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.15° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.44° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.