The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 11, 1924
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 15
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.15° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.14° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.87° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.