The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 1989
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
9:24 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 824
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.03° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.81° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.