The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 13, 1989
Waxing Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
1:09 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 819
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 | 81.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 68.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 27.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.21° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.92° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.