The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 13, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
6:57 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3144
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 | 167.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 342.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 4.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.74° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.46° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.