The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2046
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
6:14 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1529
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 | 317.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 228.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.13° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.86° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.