The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 13, 1959
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
10:47 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 448
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 | 47.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 12.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.57° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.19° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.19° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.