The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
4:44 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2404
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,400 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 18.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -8.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.18° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.84° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.