The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 11, 1942
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
5:15 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 239
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 204.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 1.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.17° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.28° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.