The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 1921
Waning Crescent
27.2% 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
1:47 AM
4:30 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -17
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 | 297.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 250.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.21° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.01° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.