The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 11, 1975
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
9:16 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 648
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 124.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.76° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.53° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.