The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 29, 1989
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
5:52 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 822
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 241.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.60° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.53° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.