The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
3:40 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.2° / 31.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.30° / 0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.30° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.