The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 28, 1989
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
7:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 824
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 | 330.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 194.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 20.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.75° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.68° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.