The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 1955
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
9:44 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 400
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 | 231.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 260.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.71° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / -1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.91° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.