The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 4, 1970
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
9:53 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 592
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -25.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.41° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.30° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.