The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 11, 1961
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
5:27 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 474
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 201.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 2.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.70° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.09° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.