The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 11, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 PM
6:43 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 828
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 8.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.08° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.46° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| 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.