The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 13, 2189
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
7:10 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3294
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 1.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 171.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 13m / 10.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.57° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.36° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.