The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, March 11, 2007

Last Quarter

55.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
22°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
55.1%
Age
22.0 days
Distance
395,500 km
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Scorpius
Lunation number
1041

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun264.30°
Phase angle84.17°
Illuminated fraction55.08%
Altitude / azimuth-6.1° / 238.1°
Right ascension / declination16h 52m / -27.85°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude255.00° / -5.29°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.38° / 7.55°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-90.92° / 0.12°
Position angle of the axis6.9°
Position angle of the bright limb97.7°
Apparent magnitude-10.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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