The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2028
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
4:52 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 262.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.35° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.68° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.10° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.