The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 10, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
3:39 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 993
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 47.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.43° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.26° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.89° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.