Waxing · 57.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 28°
Moon age
8.2days
Moon phase on May 11, 2011Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 11, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.4% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
57.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
371,499 km230,839 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (29°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 11, 2011 is on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 06:51 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 | 20:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | 11:09 |
The Moon around May 11
More about this date
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 3, 2011 to the new moon of June 1, 2011, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.