The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 11, 1926
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
8:23 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 41
Events on this date
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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 | 356.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 142.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 12.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.51° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.61° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.