The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
4:55 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1950
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 345.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.71° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.07° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.