The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 1902
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
3:39 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -252
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.30° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.63° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.70° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.