The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 1989
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 825
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -27.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.91° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.80° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.