The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 13, 2157
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
11:04 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2897
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 14.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.15° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.86° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.