The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2008
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
7:01 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1059
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 | 332.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 190.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.75° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.51° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.