The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
4:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1010
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.2° / 342.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.38° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.09° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.