The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 1970
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
8:00 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 585
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 152.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 12.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.54° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.37° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.