The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 13, 1966
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
2:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 536
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 230.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.49° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.76° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.