The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 2179
Waxing Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
1:33 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 81.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.07° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.27° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| 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.