The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 1989
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
9:09 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 820
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 128.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.23° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.08° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.