The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
3:34 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1480
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 | 147.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.3° / 24.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -24.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.83° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.67° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.