The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 1987
Waxing Crescent
16.2% 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
10:58 AM
9:59 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 800
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 | 47.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 113.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 19m / -10.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.11° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.58° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.