The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 2003
Waxing Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 993
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.18° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.69° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.