The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 14, 1990
Waning Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
3:54 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 836
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 271.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 25.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.94° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.27° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.