The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 17, 1913
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
3:47 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -121
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 46.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.15° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.23° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.