The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 11, 2178
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
12:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3156
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -24.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.78° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.62° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.