The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2086
Waning Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
11:42 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2024
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 | 235.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 291.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 14.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.99° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.68° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.