The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 7, 1989
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 822
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.70° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.13° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.