The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Last Quarter
47.6% 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
12:03 AM
2:45 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1121
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 271.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.45° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.70° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.