The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 26, 1989
Waning Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
10:08 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 820
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.48° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.74° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.