The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 1943
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
7:10 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 255
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 179.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.89° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.74° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.