The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 2122
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
2:15 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2466
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 63.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.22° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.48° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.