The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 13, 2115
Waning Gibbous
79.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
9:35 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.6%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2379
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 233.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 254.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.14° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.49° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.