The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 11, 1953
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
7:16 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 375
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 | 339.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 180.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.88° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.74° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.