The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 11, 1951
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
10:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 349
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.92° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.91° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.