The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 13, 2002
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
6:18 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 979
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
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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.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 168.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -8.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.84° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.62° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 13.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.