The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 1913
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
5:28 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -116
Events on this date
-
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 255.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.02° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.17° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.