The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 1999
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
6:29 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 944
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 183.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 5.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.28° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.93° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.