The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 13, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
6:54 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2909
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 346.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 6.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.22° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.27° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.