The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 1994
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
9:41 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 883
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 19.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.13° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.70° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.