The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 2057
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
2:33 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1662
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 59.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.01° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.27° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.