The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 28, 2045
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
7:53 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1517
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 | 191.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.5° / 312.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -2.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.53° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.31° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.