The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 11, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
4:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2441
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.8° / 3.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 41m / -15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.10° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.22° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.