The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 2139
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
5:35 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2676
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.6° / 318.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -21.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.04° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.