The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 1948
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
12:56 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 314
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 | 58.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 26.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.34° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.95° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| 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.