The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2011
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
7:37 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1096
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 152.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 7.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.64° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.41° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.