The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 13, 2051
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1588
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 | 43.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 88.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.17° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.02° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.