The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 13, 1990
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 836
Events on this date
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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 Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 277.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 22.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.70° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.05° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.