The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 1989
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
8:11 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 825
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 5.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.02° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.60° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.