The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 11, 1986
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
7:49 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 782
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 146.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -0.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.67° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.46° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.