The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 11, 2159
Last Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
11:40 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2921
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 239.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -25.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.29° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.82° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| 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.