The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 2010
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
8:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1080
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 139.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.11° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.60° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.