The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 1966
Waning Gibbous
57.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
11:57 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.8%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 536
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 240.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.65° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.33° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.