The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 1979
Waxing Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
11:23 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 701
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 | 65.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 100.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -10.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.15° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.91° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.