The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 13, 2190
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
1:27 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3305
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.16° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.17° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.