The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 1921
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -20
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.63° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.56° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.