The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 11, 2186
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
12:18 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3256
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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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 | 266.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 239.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.94° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.73° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.