The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 11, 1997
Waxing Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
12:16 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 920
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 | 58.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.97° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.53° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.