The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 13, 1979
Waning Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
3:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 702
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 17.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.39° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.95° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.