The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 2070
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1823
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 88.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.42° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.22° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.