The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 1, 1990
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
4:09 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 838
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.28° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.66° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.