The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2038
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
7:28 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1430
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 175.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 19.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.36° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.54° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.