The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 4, 1989
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
6:30 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 819
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 174.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -0.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.79° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.47° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.