The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 13, 1977
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
4:39 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 672
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 | 311.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 218.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 3.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.84° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.22° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.