The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 1948
Waning Crescent
40.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
3:48 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 317
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 | 280.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 273.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.05° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.25° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.17° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.