The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 20, 2113
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
11:37 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2353
Events on this date
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.40° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.14° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.