The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Waning Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
11:56 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1204
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 | 259.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 243.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.87° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.08° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.