The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 2116
Waning Crescent
7.4% 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
6:54 AM
4:52 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2389
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 182.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -19.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.07° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.12° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.