The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 13, 2046
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
2:23 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1526
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 61.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 11.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.12° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.29° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.