The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 13, 1943
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
2:13 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 250
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 61.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.60° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.37° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.