The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 11, 2168
Waxing Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
12:13 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3035
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.43° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.95° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.