The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 13, 1979
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
7:47 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 693
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 344.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.39° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.