The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
3:36 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2049
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 140.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.8° / 36.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.53° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.67° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.