The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 13, 1983
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
5:38 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 744
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury 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 | 348.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 178.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -11.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.80° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.80° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.