The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 2159
Waning Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
2:09 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2923
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 | 281.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 239.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -6.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.54° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.88° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.59° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.