The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 2105
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
2:44 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2253
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 215.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.97° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.34° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.66° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.