The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 28, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
64.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
12:33 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.6%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2383
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 | 106.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.67° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.87° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.