The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 11, 2186
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
12:52 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3257
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 240.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.64° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.77° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.