The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 13, 1940
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
11:05 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 213
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 13.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.18° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.80° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.