The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 2167
Waning Gibbous
71.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
11:01 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.5%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3020
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 260.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -14.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.46° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.21° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.