The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
5:12 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 794
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 30.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.57° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.75° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.