The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 22, 1989
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
10:45 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 823
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 279.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -1.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.27° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.63° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.