The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 1974
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
3:00 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 639
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 | 134.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.8° / 49.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.71° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.25° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.