The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 12, 1970
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
6:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 592
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 5.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.00° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.04° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.