The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 2156
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
2:20 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2886
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 234.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -8.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.29° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.18° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.