The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 1997
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
1:38 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 920
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 | 81.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 13.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.31° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.08° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.