The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 7, 1990
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
11:30 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 838
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 306.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.68° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.30° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.