The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 1980
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
7:45 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 709
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 156.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 10.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.52° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.37° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.