The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 11, 2103
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
11:41 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2229
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.18° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.56° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.