The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 11, 2013
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
10:16 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1118
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 107.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 19.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.28° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.89° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.