The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
3:31 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 825
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.5° / 34.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.49° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.05° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.