The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 11, 2162
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
6:22 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2960
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 193.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 10.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.17° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.08° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.74° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.