The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2036
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
12:07 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1406
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -16.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.55° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.50° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.