The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 11, 2117
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
1:59 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2402
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 62.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 27.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.43° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.51° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.