The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 1, 1989
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
8:12 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 822
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.5° / 171.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.95° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.02° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.