The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2100
Waning Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2197
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 | 278.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 27.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.52° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.93° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.