The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 11, 2119
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
7:06 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2427
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 160.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / -1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.91° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.61° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.