The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 11, 2123
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
6:49 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2478
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 291.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.75° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.63° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.54° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.