The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2022
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
9:10 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1233
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 | 15.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 122.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 7.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.61° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.12° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.