The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 11, 1913
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
10:25 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -121
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.24° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.34° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.