The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2078
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
1:02 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1925
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 | 251.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 17.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.95° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.29° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.