The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 1993
Last Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
1:20 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 870
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 245.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.58° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.91° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.