The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2043
Waning Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
4:17 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1492
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 | 284.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 273.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.05° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.74° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.