The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 11, 2152
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
2:36 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2837
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 20.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.43° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.66° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.