The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2111
Waning Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
4:36 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2333
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 | 297.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 20.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.90° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.19° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.