The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 13, 2056
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
7:45 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1649
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 | 349.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 155.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 11.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.66° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.36° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.