The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 11, 2159
Waning Crescent
43.0% 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
3:15 AM
1:15 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2922
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 232.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.75° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.55° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.