The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, May 11, 2069

Waning Gibbous

75.2% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
32°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
75.2%
Age
20.3 days
Distance
389,300 km
Apparent size
30.7′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1810

Events on this date

  1. Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun239.80°
Phase angle59.79°
Illuminated fraction75.16%
Altitude / azimuth-14.7° / 259.8°
Right ascension / declination19h 29m / -16.90°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude291.36° / 4.89°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.70° / -5.86°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-66.53° / -0.21°
Position angle of the axis352.2°
Position angle of the bright limb78.9°
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.

Your location

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