The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 1976
Full Moon
100.0% 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
8:45 PM
6:06 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 660
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:15 PM, is deepest at 3:54 PM and ends at 4:32 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 | 177.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.7° / 317.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.63° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.