The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
82.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
3:46 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.6%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 130.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 41.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 06m / -4.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.20° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.26° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.