The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 17, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 PM
5:12 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 820
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 18.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 2.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.92° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.85° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.