The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 11, 1963
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
8:25 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 499
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 | 212.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.77° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.32° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.