The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 13, 1997
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 918
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 | 62.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.65° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.66° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.56° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.