The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 1989
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
7:58 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 820
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 158.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 16.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.57° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.48° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.