The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 10, 1979
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
5:12 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 696
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 16.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / 1.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.11° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.55° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 25.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.