The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 1923
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
8:57 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 8
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 | 205.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 299.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 02m / -1.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.88° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.30° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.