The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 1972
First Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
1:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 610
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.84° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.17° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.07° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.