The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2003
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
9:07 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 998
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 9.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.19° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.92° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.