The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 1949
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
10:40 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 330
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 | 62.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 107.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -15.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.02° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.96° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.