The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 1996
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
6:44 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 911
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 324.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -7.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.52° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.