The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 13, 2197
Waning Crescent
11.2% 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
4:07 AM
5:38 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3393
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 212.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 10.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.84° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.68° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.