The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 13, 2171
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
1:33 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3070
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.98° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.48° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.