The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 1952
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 367
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -26.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.32° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.86° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.