The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 28, 2104
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2247
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 97.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.25° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.07° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.