The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 13, 1996
Waning Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
4:54 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 907
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 3.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.26° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.03° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.