The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 13, 2172
Waning Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
9:24 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3082
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 276.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 10m / -13.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.85° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.07° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.