The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 11, 2100
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
11:24 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2194
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.63° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.63° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.