The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 13, 2078
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
11:27 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1922
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 | 26.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.07° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.89° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.