The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 13, 1955
Waning Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 AM
11:43 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 400
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 | 253.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 251.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.88° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.60° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.31° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.