The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 2072
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1846
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 269.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.65° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.56° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.