The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 11, 2179
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
9:56 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3169
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 113.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 13.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.16° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.01° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.