The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 13, 2044
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 PM
6:51 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1501
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 | 198.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 278.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.93° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.30° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.