The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
8:40 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1216
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 15.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.83° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.43° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 12.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.