The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 11, 1997
Waxing Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
9:55 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 918
Events on this date
-
Mercury 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 | 36.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 115.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 8.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.84° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.96° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.