The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 13, 2113
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
6:43 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2354
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 179.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 6.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.06° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.33° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.