The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 13, 1961
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
3:12 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 472
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 | 317.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 213.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.69° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.06° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.