The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 2043
Waxing Crescent
27.1% 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
10:20 AM
1:14 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1489
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 | 62.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 69.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.35° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.37° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.