The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 4, 1903
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
12:59 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -244
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.87° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.67° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.