The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
3:34 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 305
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.8° / 28.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.84° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.44° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.