The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 11, 1970
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
12:28 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 588
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -10.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.16° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.35° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.