The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 1989
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 820
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 26.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.67° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.09° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.41° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| 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.