The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
5:34 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1130
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 343.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.32° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.84° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.