The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 13, 1979
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
6:41 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 695
Events on this date
-
Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 2:28 PM, is deepest at 4:08 PM and ends at 5:47 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.6° / 347.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 4.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.57° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.16° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.