The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 1997
Waning Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
5:29 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 923
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 | 312.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 232.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.61° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.02° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| 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.