The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2002
Waning Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
12:11 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 985
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 | 242.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 283.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 11.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.13° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.31° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.