The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 1979
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
6:14 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 696
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 Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 340.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 34m / -6.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.02° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.5° |
| 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.