The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 11, 1970
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
5:16 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 592
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 21.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 14.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.71° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.18° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.