The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 1942
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 PM
9:30 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 243
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 | 212.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 294.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 0.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.93° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.10° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| 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.