The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 13, 2111
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
11:45 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2328
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 46.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 9.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.36° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.80° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.