The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 31, 1989
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
8:27 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 823
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.0° / 143.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.37° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.69° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.