The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
4:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 825
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.2° / 3.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -12.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.70° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.87° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.