The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2028
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
8:48 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 1.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.46° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.45° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.