The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 13, 1966
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
10:46 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 534
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.15° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.30° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.