The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 2, 1989
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
3:56 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 819
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 204.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.18° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.04° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.