The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 27, 1989
Waning Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
4:54 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 823
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.18° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.72° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.