The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 1972
Waning Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
2:23 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 609
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 229.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -12.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.07° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.27° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.51° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.