The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2072
Waning Gibbous
75.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
10:28 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.7%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1846
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.74° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.73° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.