The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 1973
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
10:07 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 622
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.86° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.46° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.