The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 11, 2171
Waxing Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
1:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3072
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 64.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.28° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.05° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.