The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 2059
Waxing Crescent
4.2% 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
7:29 AM
11:05 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1687
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 24.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.56° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.85° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.70° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.