The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2082
Waxing Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
10:28 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1975
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 19m / -19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.90° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.78° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.