The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 2172
Waning Gibbous
64.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
11:17 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.5%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3084
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 | 253.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 244.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.76° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.92° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.