The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1252
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.38° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.93° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.