The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 13, 1923
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
6:34 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 4
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 182.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 7.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.93° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.19° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.92° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.