The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 2040
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
9:23 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1452
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 | 5.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 122.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.54° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.76° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.