The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 13, 2013
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
11:47 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1118
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.98° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.42° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.