The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2075
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
9:40 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1888
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 291.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / -0.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.25° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.29° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.