The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 11, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
79.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
3:54 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.0%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3243
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 125.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 43.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.94° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.86° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.