The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 4, 1973
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
8:52 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 622
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.24° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.68° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.