The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 11, 2102
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
3:13 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2218
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 | 294.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 231.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -2.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.90° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.39° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.