The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 13, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% 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
6:28 PM
2:25 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 824
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, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.39° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.34° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.