The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 5, 1989
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
10:57 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 823
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.71° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.97° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.