The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
12:48 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1116
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.89° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.61° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.