The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 2078
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
8:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1921
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 81% of the Sun is covered at 2:28 PM.
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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.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 134.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.24° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.63° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.9° |
| 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.