The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 16, 2028
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
5:46 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 247.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.91° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.15° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.33° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.