The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 1960
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
6:54 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 462
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 305.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -15.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.93° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.55° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.