The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 2072
Waning Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
2:28 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 286.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 233.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -7.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.41° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.58° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.