The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 1932
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
6:39 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 119
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 | 319.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 226.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.04° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.47° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.