The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 4, 1979
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 PM
7:15 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 703
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 Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 346.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 12.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.93° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.56° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.0° |
| 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.