The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 13, 2127
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
8:25 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2526
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 6.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 136.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 58m / 0.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.52° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.18° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.