The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 13, 2179
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
11:53 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3169
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 | 57.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.21° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.62° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.