The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 10, 1989
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
1:00 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 820
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 70.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.65° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.00° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.20° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.