The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 13, 1979
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
6:47 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 696
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.3° / 320.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -10.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.83° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.95° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.