The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 11, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
4:02 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 994
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 | 117.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 41.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 9.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.22° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.62° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.