The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 13, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
3:59 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2402
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 44.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 27.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.46° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.17° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.