The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2068
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
8:14 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1802
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 | 9.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 136.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 1.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.03° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.16° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.