The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 2028
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
9:17 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / -5.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.59° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.21° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.