The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 2004
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
3:18 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1006
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 | 297.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 223.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -7.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.37° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.37° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.