The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 2112
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
11:28 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2346
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 | 68.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.63° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.71° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.