The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 13, 1989
Waning Gibbous
98.5% 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
6:05 PM
8:59 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 828
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 339.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 26.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.55° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.79° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| 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.