The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 13, 2103
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
12:51 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2229
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.46° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.17° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.