The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 1972
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
10:03 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 610
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 112.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 22.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.31° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.15° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.