The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 1970
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
9:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 585
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.51° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.15° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.