The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 11, 2002
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:20 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 979
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 193.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.06° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.20° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.