The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2037
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
9:24 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1418
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 | 211.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 293.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / -1.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.98° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.90° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.