The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 1951
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
6:25 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 354
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 | 316.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.93° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.06° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.