The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
4:52 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 820
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 8.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.10° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.03° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.