The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 13, 1911
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
5:23 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -144
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:47 PM, is deepest at 12:56 AM and ends at 3:04 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.6° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.76° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.