The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 1986
Waning Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
4:09 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 787
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.28° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.54° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.