The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 13, 2006
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
6:08 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1031
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 299.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -23.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.32° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.74° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 149.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.