The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 3, 1989
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
5:13 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 819
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 191.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -7.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.82° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.25° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.