The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 1937
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 178
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.09° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.43° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.