The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 1986
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
12:33 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 784
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 | 51.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 27.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.26° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.56° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.