The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 1903
Waxing Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
10:53 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -239
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 | 76.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.85° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.98° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.41° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.