The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 13, 2148
Last Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
12:36 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2785
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 238.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.82° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.31° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.92° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.