The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2060
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
9:32 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1703
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 | 29.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / -0.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.86° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.49° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.