The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 13, 2135
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
9:29 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2627
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.48° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.92° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.