The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 1951
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
1:12 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 351
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 | 61.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 70.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 25.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.64° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.51° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.