The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 11, 1967
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
11:04 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 549
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 25.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.23° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.83° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.