The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 28, 2106
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
7:43 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2271
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 150.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 6.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.62° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.98° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.