The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 13, 2105
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
4:55 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2253
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 192.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -11.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.51° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.05° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.