The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 2027
First Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
2:34 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1291
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 59.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 10.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.79° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.09° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| 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.