The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 1990
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
6:30 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 836
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 8:44 AM, is deepest at 10:12 AM and ends at 11:40 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 310.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.77° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.