The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 1990
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
5:00 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 836
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 26.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.20° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.50° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.