The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 13, 2099
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
11:40 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2179
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -28.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.91° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.04° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.