The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 13, 1956
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 413
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 | 42.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 20.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.27° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.63° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.