The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2057
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
7:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1665
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 | 342.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 160.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.34° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.36° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.