The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 1990
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
6:44 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 836
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.1° / 219.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.60° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.97° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.96° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.