The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 11, 2104
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
7:01 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2243
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 285.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.36° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.93° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.