The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 4, 1972
Waning Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
9:06 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 609
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 258.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.21° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.52° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.