The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 13, 1957
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
6:01 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 425
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 4:44 PM, is deepest at 6:30 PM and ends at 8:17 PM. Totality lasts from 5:51 PM to 7:10 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 319.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.14° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.08° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.