The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 11, 2024
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
12:03 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1254
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 28.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.11° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.39° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.