The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 2082
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
6:05 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1969
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 15.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.57° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.43° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.