The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
4:01 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 722
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 | 121.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 40.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / 5.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.25° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.86° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.