The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 11, 2087
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
2:30 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2031
Events on this date
-
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.60° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.08° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.