The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 11, 2005
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
8:19 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1017
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 139.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 2.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.81° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.64° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.