The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 1989
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
7:18 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 825
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 326.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / 0.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.21° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 18.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.