The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 1992
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
1:15 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 856
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.29° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.21° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.