The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 13, 2040
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
11:25 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1452
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 Sun | 28.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 24.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.86° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / -1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.28° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.