The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2081
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
4:09 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1962
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 | 283.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.10° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.09° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.35° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.