The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 13, 1934
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
9:18 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 141
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.90° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.42° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 187.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.