The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2109
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
9:42 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2309
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 27m / -0.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.35° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.86° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.