The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 11, 2051
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
10:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1588
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.84° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.49° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.