The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 11, 1950
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
3:42 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 338
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 222.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -4.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.81° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.61° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.