The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 1, 1989
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
1:40 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 819
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 226.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.54° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.53° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.34° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| 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.