The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2072
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 PM
9:00 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1846
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 280.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.15° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.39° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.