The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 11, 2163
Waxing Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
12:12 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2971
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.14° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.72° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.