The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 1959
Waxing Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
12:35 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 450
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 | 64.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.53° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.71° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.