The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 1990
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
2:23 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 836
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.6° / 63.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -26.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.89° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.10° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.