The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 22, 1989
Waning Gibbous
87.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
9:20 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.3%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 822
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.04° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.99° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.