The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 10, 1972
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
3:35 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 609
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 221.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -6.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.10° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.35° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.72° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.