The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 13, 1964
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
6:16 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 509
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 170.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -9.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.17° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.80° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 20.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.