The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 1972
Waning Gibbous
62.8% 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
12:57 AM
9:59 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.8%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 609
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 252.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -26.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.36° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.71° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.