The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2005
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
4:55 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1022
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 | 293.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 267.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 28.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.51° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.35° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.