The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 1977
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
6:40 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 676
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 326.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -7.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.01° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.31° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.