The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 1970
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
2:38 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 586
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 59.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.99° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.26° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.