The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 1970
Waxing Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
3:12 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 585
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 53.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.60° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.48° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.