The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 11, 1933
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
6:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 126
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 7:49 PM, is deepest at 9:32 PM and ends at 11:16 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.0° / 352.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 5.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.46° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.00° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.