The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 11, 2026
Waning Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
2:52 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 291.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -6.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.04° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.40° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.62° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.