The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
4:13 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1118
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.1° / 25.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 38m / -12.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.06° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.51° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.