The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 13, 2173
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
6:33 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3094
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 168.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -5.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.73° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.30° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 23.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.