The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 2161
Full Moon
99.7% 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
7:44 PM
7:14 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2946
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 330.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 0.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.81° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.