The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2116
Waning Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 PM
11:56 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2395
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 288.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.23° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.70° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.