The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
1:53 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 973
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 | 122.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.5° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -23.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.11° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.06° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.