The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 11, 1978
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 685
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 | 49.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.58° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.34° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.