The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 4, 1989
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
9:18 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 826
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 122.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -25.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.25° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.67° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.