The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 13, 2168
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
2:03 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3035
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 63.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.90° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.51° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.