The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 13, 2191
Waning Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
9:51 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3319
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.84° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.54° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.