The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 14, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
6:02 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 825
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 341.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -6.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.31° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.70° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.