The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 2031
Last Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
1:03 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1340
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -9.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.03° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.30° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.