The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2066
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1777
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.82° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.48° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.