The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 11, 2105
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
6:03 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2255
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 | 326.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 203.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 10.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.97° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.52° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.