The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 13, 1949
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
6:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 324
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 3.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 12.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.32° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.88° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.7° |
| 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.