The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
11:59 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
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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 Sun | 272.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 231.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -28.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.97° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.73° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.