The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 11, 2102
Waning Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 AM
10:18 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2216
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 263.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 248.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -26.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.75° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.10° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.