The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2030
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
7:41 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1331
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 149.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 6.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.74° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.79° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.