The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 13, 2059
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
7:22 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1684
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 151.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -9.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.28° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.32° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 17.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.