The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2087
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
8:06 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2037
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 3.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.05° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.58° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 332.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.