The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 13, 1968
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
6:45 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 561
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 | 196.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 282.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -25.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.97° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.31° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| 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.