The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 1990
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 836
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 12m / -18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.19° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.94° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.