The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 13, 2012
Waning Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
1:59 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1105
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 242.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -5.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.28° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.72° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.