The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, March 11, 2086

Waning Crescent

18.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
32°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
18.9%
Age
25.7 days
Distance
367,800 km
Apparent size
32.5′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
2018

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun308.58°
Phase angle128.39°
Illuminated fraction18.95%
Altitude / azimuth27.7° / 207.7°
Right ascension / declination20h 06m / -16.80°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude300.13° / 3.39°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.12° / -3.65°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-135.05° / 1.50°
Position angle of the axis349.2°
Position angle of the bright limb80.2°
Apparent magnitude-8.4

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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