The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 1943
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
8:57 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 251
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 | 9.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 5.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.58° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.23° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.