The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 11, 2049
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
1:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1561
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.08° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.99° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.