The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 13, 1930
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
6:28 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 89
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 2.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.51° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.69° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.