The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 4, 2003
Waxing Crescent
7.4% 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
7:39 AM
9:54 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 993
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 | 31.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.06° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.60° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.