The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 13, 2002
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
10:05 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 982
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 110.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.77° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.90° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.