The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 2187
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3270
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 87.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.64° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.38° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.