The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2089
Last Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2061
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 273.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.14° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.74° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.72° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.