The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 1953
New Moon
0.4% 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
6:09 AM
9:44 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 376
Events on this date
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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.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.57° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.77° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.