The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 1964
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
12:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 515
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 | 247.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 280.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.00° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.92° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.