The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 1987
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
6:02 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 796
Events on this date
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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 | 181.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.9° / 305.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.14° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 172.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.