The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 11, 2002
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
7:58 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 981
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 | 351.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 151.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 12.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.91° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.62° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.