The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 13, 2044
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
7:39 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1499
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 1:52 PM, is deepest at 3:37 PM and ends at 5:21 PM. Totality lasts from 3:03 PM to 4:10 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 327.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.82° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.