The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 13, 2045
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
2:47 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1511
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 207.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -23.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.69° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.91° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.