The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 30, 1989
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
7:48 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 823
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.1° / 182.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 26.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.15° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.44° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.