The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 13, 2130
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2563
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.37° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.19° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.00° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.