The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 13, 2050
Last Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
12:50 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1575
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 248.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -10.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.65° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.13° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| 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.