The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 11, 2179
Waxing Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3170
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.43° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.76° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.