The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 1956
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
10:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 413
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.05° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.34° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.11° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.