The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 11, 2008
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
2:10 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1056
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 63.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.26° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.10° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.