The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 2037

Waning Crescent

23.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
29°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
23.3%
Age
24.5 days
Distance
401,600 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1412

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun302.37°
Phase angle122.23°
Illuminated fraction23.33%
Altitude / azimuth22.4° / 212.0°
Right ascension / declination19h 42m / -20.14°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude293.79° / 1.21°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.61° / -0.84°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-117.18° / -1.13°
Position angle of the axis348.8°
Position angle of the bright limb80.6°
Apparent magnitude-8.6

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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