The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
4:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2185
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 | 156.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.6° / 354.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.71° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.49° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.