The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 2173
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
10:56 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3097
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.35° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.28° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.