The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 11, 1970
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
12:34 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 585
Events on this date
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Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.72° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.28° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.