The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 1989
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
9:09 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 829
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 125.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.67° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.21° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.