The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
4:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 824
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.0° / 344.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.48° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.96° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.