The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 1920
Waning Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
3:39 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -33
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 230.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / 0.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.37° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.91° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.01° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.