The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 13, 1931
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
1:05 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 101
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 222.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.87° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.77° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.