The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 11, 2130
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
8:51 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2563
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 131.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 1.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.79° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.90° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.