The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
2:38 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 132.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 56.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.14° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.49° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.