The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 1940
Waning Crescent
25.3% 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
2:00 AM
4:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 218
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 | 299.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 248.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.03° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.55° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.80° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.