The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 1942
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
7:11 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 239
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 | 342.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 168.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 9.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.77° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.75° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.