The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 12, 1970
Waxing Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
1:26 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 585
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 67.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 27.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.93° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.07° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.