The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 13, 2186
Waning Crescent
44.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
12:51 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3255
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -20.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.30° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.98° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.35° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.