The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 7, 1990
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
7:37 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 836
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 302.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -10.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.85° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.86° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.