The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 29, 1989
Waning Crescent
10.1% 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
2:55 AM
7:00 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 823
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.6° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 27.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.70° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.20° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.