The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 1983
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
7:28 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 746
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 | 345.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 162.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 9.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.84° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.79° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.