The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 1972
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
11:15 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 610
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 25.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.27° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.92° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.