The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 11, 2059
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
8:45 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1686
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.24° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.82° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 39.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.