The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
4:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1715
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 | 152.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.6° / 6.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.61° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.87° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.