The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 11, 1916
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
1:49 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -84
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 64.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.11° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.22° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| 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.