The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 2108
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
9:15 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2293
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 15.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.80° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.30° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.