The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 1962
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
7:38 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 490
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 | 343.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.63° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.55° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.