The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 2099
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
2:24 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2181
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 231.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.59° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.96° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.