The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 6, 1989
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
11:21 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 823
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 12.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.34° / 0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.72° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.