The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 11, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
3:35 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 826
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.1° / 38.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -9.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.80° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.37° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.