The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 1935
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
7:48 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 156
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 147.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 8.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.33° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.79° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.41° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.