The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 11, 2108
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
6:52 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2290
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 161.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -5.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.80° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.80° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.