The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
6:25 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1266
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 | 190.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.9° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 03m / -25.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.71° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.52° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.3° |
| 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.