The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 1901
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
4:34 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -264
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 15.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -10.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.73° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.74° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.