The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 11, 1959
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
11:51 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 450
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 | 41.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.04° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.17° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.