The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 2181
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
6:58 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3195
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 179.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 12.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.59° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.56° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.