The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 7, 2003
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
12:55 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 993
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.12° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.48° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.