The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2040
Waning Gibbous
58.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 PM
1:52 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.1%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 260.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 279.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.81° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.88° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.