The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 13, 2176
Waxing Crescent
8.1% 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
8:41 AM
10:58 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3132
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,700 km.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.37° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.05° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.