The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 13, 1979
Waning Gibbous
62.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.3%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 700
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 272.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.14° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.61° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.