The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 11, 1998
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
6:42 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 932
Events on this date
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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 | 180.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.4° / 314.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -13.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.46° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.95° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 21.9° |
| 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.