The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 1931
Last Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
11:10 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 101
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 239.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.96° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.40° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.