The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2026
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
7:18 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1282
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:33 PM, is deepest at 12:12 AM and ends at 1:52 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.2° / 315.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -6.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.15° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.53° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.