The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 1975
Waning Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
1:22 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 651
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 | 255.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 281.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.76° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / -0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.12° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.