The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 1912
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
6:31 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -128
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 | 189.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 327.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -8.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.66° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.63° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| 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.