The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 1979
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 PM
6:21 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 697
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.2° / 324.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -12.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.20° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.18° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.