The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2003
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
1:54 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 993
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 63.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 26.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.26° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.27° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.