The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 11, 2097
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
6:09 AM
8:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
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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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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 | 358.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 134.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.23° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.56° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.