The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 2046
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
1:14 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1526
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 | 67.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.44° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.72° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| 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.