The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 1972
Waxing Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
1:09 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 610
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 71.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.62° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.14° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.27° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.