The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Waxing Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1019
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 | 38.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.32° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.20° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.