The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 1990
Last Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
2:23 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 835
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 267.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 14.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.60° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.68° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.