The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 14, 1972
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
8:44 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 610
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.08° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.37° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.