The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 13, 2070
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
9:05 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1821
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 4.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.71° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.21° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.