The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 11, 1939
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
1:21 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 202
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -9.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.49° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.15° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.