The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2103
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
6:00 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2234
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 228.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.06° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.84° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.