The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
6:12 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1616
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 | 172.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 330.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -10.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.32° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.27° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.