The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2003
First Quarter
46.9% 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
11:55 AM
2:49 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 993
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 55.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.67° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.08° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.