The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 13, 2029
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
9:09 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1316
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 126.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 22.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.24° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.78° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 188.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.