The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 2, 1903
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -244
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.60° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.07° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.