The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 PM
2:28 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1344
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 58.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.45° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.06° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| 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.