The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 1970
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
10:25 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 585
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.12° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.92° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.