The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 13, 2157
Waxing Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
12:57 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2899
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 23.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.86° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.59° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.95° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.