The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 9, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
62.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
12:11 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.6%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 825
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -27.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.47° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.60° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.