The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 13, 2038
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
1:02 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1425
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.12° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.05° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.