The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 11, 2184
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
5:44 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3230
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 181.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -7.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.38° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.36° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.