The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 11, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
5:32 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2675
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.2° / 9.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 0.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.92° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.66° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.