The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 15, 1989
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 PM
10:20 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 827
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 323.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 27.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.68° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.17° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.