The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 2103
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
12:53 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2231
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 | 62.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.20° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.74° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.