The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 13, 2143
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
5:12 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2723
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 188.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -9.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.71° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.48° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.