The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 1981
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
7:56 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 725
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 | 348.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 151.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 15.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.61° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.38° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.