The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 1998
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 PM
7:58 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 932
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 | 203.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 284.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.06° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.32° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.