The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 13, 2017
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 PM
8:24 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1167
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 278.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.27° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.10° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.