The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 11, 2148
Last Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
12:15 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2786
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.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.63° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.76° / -2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.33° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| 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.