The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 1975
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
11:09 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 648
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 | 28.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.98° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.05° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.