The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 2003
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
10:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 993
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 | 42.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.84° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.39° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.