The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
5:10 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1278
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 214.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 6.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.25° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.07° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.