The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 2036

Waning Gibbous

89.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
30°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
89.0%
Age
17.3 days
Distance
399,900 km
Apparent size
29.9′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1402

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 Sun218.66°
Phase angle38.72°
Illuminated fraction89.01%
Altitude / azimuth-33.1° / 271.0°
Right ascension / declination18h 09m / -19.62°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude272.13° / 3.80°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.13° / -4.57°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-35.88° / -1.57°
Position angle of the axis358.4°
Position angle of the bright limb85.1°
Apparent magnitude-11.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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