The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 13, 2062
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
1:11 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1724
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 70.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.52° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.55° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.