The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 1989
Waning Gibbous
88.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
10:29 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.4%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 828
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 219.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.1° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 25m / 20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.58° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.05° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.