The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
67.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
12:51 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.3%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1678
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 | 110.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 84.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.79° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.86° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.