The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Waning Crescent
26.7% 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
1:07 AM
5:19 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1257
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 | 298.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 28.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.91° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.32° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.15° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.