The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 1989
Waning Gibbous
62.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 PM
1:31 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.7%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 824
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 284.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.89° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.35° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.