The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 11, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
5:49 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1499
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 16.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.08° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.39° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.